There's no place like home for Whitehall-Yearling, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Cristo Rey Cougar on Friday as the Whitehall-Yearling Rams made off with a 17-5 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Whitehall-Yearling needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Cody Schillaci and Demarcus Latham made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Schillaci struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just two earned runs but no hits. Meanwhile, Latham pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Schillaci scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Latham scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Schillaci is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Leach, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Stacy Wood, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI.
Whitehall-Yearling's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.
Whitehall-Yearling will take on Eastmoor Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Cristo Rey, they will head out on the road to take on Independence at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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